The countdown has begun! I will guide you through my watch flipping journey. One by one. From the first to the last. What made me buy it? What made me sell it? Over 400 watches has come and gone during the years. Instead of boring you with too much technical details I will try to focus on giving you my thoughts and refelections and at the same time trying to add a personal touch to my journey by sharing some moments when the watches has accompanied me through life. Read and enjoy!

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2016-09-12

No 218 - Mido Commander

This watch had never been something I’d
been searching for. Hell, I didn't even know it existed before I found it for sale. It
obviously wasn’t a dive watch but the monocoque case design has always fascinated
me so I decided to take a closer look. OK, so the size was also pretty interesting; 39mm instead of the regular 36mm
dress size. Then it had this integrated bracelet which also looked neat
and well designed and it even housed an ETA 2836-2 movement. When all those features combined were
taken into consideration together with the price of $200 I could only come up
with one conclusion; it had to be tested! It was impossible it was going to be
a crappy watch.

#218 - The Mido Commander, ref. M8425.4.18.1.

And it for sure wasn’t bad. No
it was really cool. A perfect office beater I would say for the ones who don’t
want to go with a classic Rolex Datejust or the ultra-boring Omega SMP.I
was really glad I gave this one a chance. It definitely brought something new to
the table and I loved its dark gray sunburst dial. I’ve seen Mido has come up with a few real dive watches, like their 42mm
All Dial 200m Diver with the inner rotating bezel, and after trying the Commander I
wouldn’t hesitate to give Mido another go. Also their new Baroncelli dress
watch has a really interesting dial structure that looks promising.

The Commander turned out to be
impossible to sell within Sweden. I don’t think Mido has big fan base here. It finally
had to cross the Baltic Sea over to Finland to find a new home.